<p>Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts.</p>.<p>The lawsuit was filed late Sunday in Texas by two workers who said they were terminated from Tesla's gigafactory plant in Sparks, Nevada, in June.</p>.<p>According to the suit, more than 500 employees were terminated at the Nevada factory.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tesla-lays-off-head-of-lgbtq-diversity-lead-1119973.html">Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead</a></strong></p>.<p>The workers allege the company failed to adhere to federal laws on mass layoffs that require a 60-day notification period under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, according to the lawsuit.</p>.<p>They are seeking class-action status for all former Tesla employees throughout the United States who were laid off in May or June without advance notice.</p>.<p>"Tesla has simply notified the employees that their terminations would be effective immediately," the complaint said.</p>.<p>Tesla, which has not commented on the numbers of layoffs, did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the lawsuit.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tesla-investor-sues-musk-board-over-accusation-of-workplace-discrimination-1118906.html">Tesla investor sues Musk, board over accusation of workplace discrimination</a></strong></p>.<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest person, said earlier this month he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy and that Tesla needed to cut staff by about 10%, according to an email seen by Reuters.</p>.<p>More than 20 people identifying themselves as Tesla employees said they were laid off, let go or had positions terminated this month, according to online postings and interviews with Reuters.</p>.<p>The action filed by John Lynch and Daxton Hartsfield, who were fired on June 10 and June 15 respectively, seeks pay and benefits for the 60-day notification period.</p>.<p>"It's pretty shocking that Tesla would just blatantly violate federal labor law by laying off so many workers without providing the required notice," Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney representing the workers told Reuters.</p>.<p>She said Tesla is offering some employees only one week of severance, adding that she is preparing an emergency motion with a court to try to block Tesla from trying to get releases from employees in exchange for just one week of severance.</p>.<p>Musk played down the lawsuit as "trivial".</p>.<p>"Let's not read too much into a pre-emptive lawsuit that has no standing," he said at the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg.</p>.<p>"It seems like anything related to Tesla gets a lot of clicks, whether it is trivial or significant. I would put that lawsuit you're referring to in the trivial category."</p>.<p>The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. </p>
<p>Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts.</p>.<p>The lawsuit was filed late Sunday in Texas by two workers who said they were terminated from Tesla's gigafactory plant in Sparks, Nevada, in June.</p>.<p>According to the suit, more than 500 employees were terminated at the Nevada factory.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tesla-lays-off-head-of-lgbtq-diversity-lead-1119973.html">Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead</a></strong></p>.<p>The workers allege the company failed to adhere to federal laws on mass layoffs that require a 60-day notification period under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, according to the lawsuit.</p>.<p>They are seeking class-action status for all former Tesla employees throughout the United States who were laid off in May or June without advance notice.</p>.<p>"Tesla has simply notified the employees that their terminations would be effective immediately," the complaint said.</p>.<p>Tesla, which has not commented on the numbers of layoffs, did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the lawsuit.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/tesla-investor-sues-musk-board-over-accusation-of-workplace-discrimination-1118906.html">Tesla investor sues Musk, board over accusation of workplace discrimination</a></strong></p>.<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest person, said earlier this month he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy and that Tesla needed to cut staff by about 10%, according to an email seen by Reuters.</p>.<p>More than 20 people identifying themselves as Tesla employees said they were laid off, let go or had positions terminated this month, according to online postings and interviews with Reuters.</p>.<p>The action filed by John Lynch and Daxton Hartsfield, who were fired on June 10 and June 15 respectively, seeks pay and benefits for the 60-day notification period.</p>.<p>"It's pretty shocking that Tesla would just blatantly violate federal labor law by laying off so many workers without providing the required notice," Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney representing the workers told Reuters.</p>.<p>She said Tesla is offering some employees only one week of severance, adding that she is preparing an emergency motion with a court to try to block Tesla from trying to get releases from employees in exchange for just one week of severance.</p>.<p>Musk played down the lawsuit as "trivial".</p>.<p>"Let's not read too much into a pre-emptive lawsuit that has no standing," he said at the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg.</p>.<p>"It seems like anything related to Tesla gets a lot of clicks, whether it is trivial or significant. I would put that lawsuit you're referring to in the trivial category."</p>.<p>The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. </p>